Didier Drogba turned opened the scoring for Chelsea before Robin van Persie left it late to net an injury time equaliser for the hosts. Jose Mourinho was understandably left fuming by the late lapse of concentration that saw the spoils shared with his former mentor Louis van Gaal.

Here are the top five statistics from Sunday's encounter:

1) Angel Di María created 4 chances for Manchester United; the highest total of anyone involved in this tie. The Argentine international has now fashioned more goal scoring opportunities, per match, than any other player in the Premier League.

Team

Key Passes per App

Apps

Mins

Ángel Di María

Man Utd

3.29

7

573

Joey Barton

QPR

3.25

4

304

Cesc Fàbregas

Chelsea

3.00

9

801

Stewart Downing

West Ham

2.89

9

809

Dusan Tadic

Southampton

2.78

9

770

2) Didier Drogba scores only his second goal in 12 Premier League appearances versus the Red Devils, and his first top flight goal for 960 days. His last came during a 1-0 victory against Stoke on 10th March 2012.

3) Cesc Fàbregas has now fashioned more assists in the league this season (8) than any Chelsea player managed in the entire league last term. The Spaniard has now been involved in nine goals (one goal, eight assists) in nine league games for the Blues.

Team

Pos

Goals

Assists

Apps

Mins

Cesc Fàbregas

Chelsea

MF

1

8

9

801

4) Louis van Gaal's side made the most of their home advantage, maintaining a 51.4% share of possession. The Red Devils also fashioned over double the number of efforts at goal managed by Chelsea.

Possession (%)

Total Shots

Manchester United

51.00

19

Chelsea

48.00

9

5) Marcos Rojo recorded more touches of the ball (85) than any other player in this match, while Chris Smalling played the most passes (70), completing 87.1% of his attempts to find a team-mate.

Chris Linnell

Chris is a freelance football writer from Wiltshire, England. He is currently studying Modern History and Politics at the University of Liverpool. He has written for various other sites, including the Boot Room and Bleacher Report. His work has also featured on Eurosport.